Chapter 216 Intultured Part 2
In December, northern Xinjiang is getting colder, and a sudden rare heavy snow swept across Hebei. For a while, the temperature in the State of Zhao dropped sharply, the north was stiff, and many livestock had frostbite.
Unlike the countries in the Central Plains, the State of Zhao still maintains a semi-agricultural and semi-animal economic model. Therefore, this rare snow disaster has a great impact on the State of Zhao, and the country is suddenly tightened. Among them, Yanmen County, which was the most affected, was the worst, and thousands of old and weak people froze to death overnight. Cheng Liang, the guard of Yanmen County and Tu Gudi, the guard of Yunzhong County, urgently reported to Handan, saying that the two parts of Loufan Linhu in the middle of Xinfuguo Middle School were already unstable due to the serious disaster.
After the king of Zhao got the emergency report, he urgently ordered the garrison of the second county of Yanmen in Yunzhong to immediately open the military warehouse and temporarily postpone the situation of the people's change with the second part of millet. At the same time, Cheng Liang and Tu Gu's second person were ordered to immediately retract the military strength of the border, station the main force in all the key cities in the mainland, and faintly oppress the two parts from all sides, so that they did not dare to act rashly.
It's just that the warehouses of the second county are all military food, which can only be used to relieve the herdsmen of the second county for less than a month. Therefore, after discussing with his master father and Feiyi and others, Zhao He sent his internal history Zhao She to Jinyang, Daijun, Zhongshan and other places to collect grain and grass, and urgently transport it to the second county for disaster relief. At the same time, Zhao Wanghe personally went on a tour and went to the affected places in the south of Zhao to urge the government to calm down the people's grievances and recover the losses as much as possible, so as not to delay the spring ploughing in the coming year. The master's father personally went to Zhongmou in the southernmost part, and led the army to closely watch the movements of the Qi and Wei countries in the Central Plains to prevent the Qi from taking advantage of the fire.
This unexpected heavy snow unexpectedly cooled down the tense situation in the State of Zhao. In the face of the interests of the State of Zhao, both the Lord and the Royal Party tacitly chose to cooperate. The powerful state machine of Zhao quickly mobilized, minimizing the damage of the snowstorm, and also allowing people with ulterior motives to dispel their delusions.
But at the same time, the fragile economic system of the State of Zhao is also exposed. In the decades since his father's accession to the throne, the military strength of the State of Zhao has advanced by leaps and bounds into a military power comparable to Qin and Qi, but its weak national strength has become a fatal injury.
The State of Qi has the benefits of fishing and salt, and the treasury is full. In case of a disaster, Linzi, the capital of the country, can take out enough money and food for disaster relief. The State of Qin is the same. It has two granaries in Guanzhong and Bashu, and the whole country implements the method of farming and war. Although the fullness of the treasury is not as good as that of the State of Qi, it is far less than that of the State of Zhao. However, the State of Zhao still inherits the economic model of the State of Jin, which divides the north and the south. The counties are mainly grassland nomadic in the north and farming in the south.
The people of Zhao are generous, martial and profitable, chivalrous and righteous. Because he has been in the war for a long time, Zhao Min has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and the whole people have respected sages and brave generals, so there is a sense of heroism all over Zhao. However, Zhao people focus on business and do evil farming. The people are lazy and slow. They like the things of rangers, and there are many waste farming trips. Therefore, the grain stored in the granary in the country is only for more than a year. If there is a protracted war, the weak national strength of the State of Zhao will inevitably be dragged down.
At the beginning, the reason why the master's father was mainly riding and shooting, the wind-like elite cavalry as the main combat method of the Zhao army. It is also taking into account the weakness of Zhao's strength. In terms of a protracted battle, it is far from the opponents of major countries such as Qi, Qin and Chu. The only way is to attack quickly, give up the traditional riding pawn mode, and quickly attack with highly powerful cavalry. It is mainly based on the living force to annihilate the enemy, not limited to the gains and losses of one city and one place.
This rare snow disaster also gave rise to a sense of crisis in the upper class of the State of Zhao. You should know that if it hadn't been for the powerful relief of the king of Zhao, the stability of the border and the orderly progress of spring ploughing, I'm afraid that there would be a famine in the whole territory of Zhao in the coming year. At that time, they will have to go to the Central Plains to buy grain. Qi, Wei, Chu and other countries will certainly take the opportunity to raise grain prices, which will make Zhao Guoxue worse.
It was in view of the drawbacks here that the king of Zhao and his master returned to Handan in February, and Li Dui wrote a letter to request a change in order to change the situation of the Zhao army.
Li Du referred to Shang Yang's change in the State of Qin, Li Yu's change in the State of Wei, and Shen's change in South Korea.
First, in order to imitate the abandoned well fields of the State of Qin, open the country, recognize the private ownership of the land, and abolish the common system of land that has existed in name and death in the law. On the basis of the master's change of the law, it is strictly forbidden for the rich families to continue to raise slaves in captivity, so as not to reduce the agricultural population.
Second, in order to encourage the development of agriculture, widely repair water conservancy, and reward production. If there is a land that is not cultivated and not enough, it will be severely punished according to the law. Domestic prisoners and sinners are sent to the border areas to replace punishment with reclamation. At the same time, heavy taxes will be imposed on commerce, and a salt, iron, grain and horse trade system with the government as the main body will be established.
The third is to imitate what Li Kui in the State of Wei and establish the "Pingli Law". At the end of the year, the government buys surplus grain at an affordable price as a reserve, so that the price of grain will not plummet; in the barren year, it will be sold at an affordable price to ensure that the price of grain will not skyrocket. This method is used to limit the speculative activities of merchants, protect the interests of farmers and keep food prices stable.
Fourth, in order to advocate the "sup" method, a royal history supervision system has been set up in various places to assess the performance of officials and whether they are loyal to the king, and to be directly responsible to the king of Zhao, as the main basis for the promotion and removal of officials.
As soon as Li Dui wrote this book, it undoubtedly caused an earthquake in the Zhao Dynasty, in which almost all officials participated in the discussion. If the Hufu riding and shooting advocated by the master's father is a change in the military system of the State of Zhao, then the change advocated by Li Du is a drastic reform of the state system of Zhao.
In fact, compared with the recent Shang Yang's change, Li Du's proposal is much milder. It does not involve the military meritorious title and the key interests of the family. Even slaves are only strictly prohibited from increasing, rather than abolishing it immediately, which is also a compromise to the situation of the State of Zhao. What's more, there is no strict legal system like the State of Qin, which vigorously suppresses the power of the public and rich families.
The construction of water conservancy and the encouragement of farming are undoubtedly beneficial to the State of Zhao. Naturally, no one opposes it. As for the establishment of the "Ping Law", it is just a repeat of the old tune. It is a blow to the interests of merchants and has little to do with the powerful.
The core part is the fourth article, which is to establish an official procuratorial system, which is the top priority in this book. Once implemented, the centralized system of royal power will inevitably be greatly strengthened. Through this move, the king of Zhao can know the performance of officials from all over the country and no longer be deceived by his ministers. At the same time, once this system is established, it will inevitably cause an earthquake in the Zhao Dynasty, and the originally balanced forces will face a reshuffle, which has also become the most feared thing for the doctors in the court.
As a disciple of Shen Buk, one of the representatives of the Dharma, Li Du naturally highly respected the "sect" advocated by Shen Buk. At the same time, he is also selfish. If this change is successfully implemented in the State of Zhao under his leadership, Li Dui will inevitably become the core figure of the State of Zhao. The newly established supervision system is also likely to be led by him, and his power will far exceed the current position of the Grand Secretary.
For this reason, Zhao Wang He continued to hold a court meeting for three days after asking his father to discuss the change of law said by Li Dui. Finally, in a noisy debate, Zhao He decided to adopt the first three of his four sparses, which are to promote farming and suppress business profits. As for the fourth article, it will be left for generation and will be discussed later.
Although Li Dui was a little disappointed in the final result, he also knew that this matter should not be rushed. You should know that the most fierce opposition this time is not the master's party, but his ally, the Gongzu power led by Zhao. Once the supervision is confirmed, it will inevitably deeply affect the current situation of the government of the State of Zhao. Therefore, although Zhao Cheng is a political ally of Li Dui, he still clearly opposes it.
Therefore, Li Dui did not insist on it, but agreed to this incomplete change plan.
Under the initiative of Feiyi, each county has set up a long history position, and the power of money and grain and water conservancy have been separated from the power of the county and county magistrates. The county magistrate is located under the county magistrate, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant. He is responsible for the supervision of farming and salt, iron and grain horses in the territory to show his attention. At the same time, in order to match this system, Zhao He ordered Si Kou Li Du to formulate a perfect law within March to implement the work of revitalized agriculture.